pesticides

Recently I began reading The Body Restoration Plan by Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton. This is currently the first book to address the issue of "chemical calories" that occur everywhere in our environment, such as our air and water supply, food and drinks, and even cosmetics and household cleaning items.

A recent article looked at the 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue.

Here is a list of the 12 least tainted foods.

Some fruit and vegetables have more pesticide residues than others.

Buying organic is a great way to go - but availability and price factors put many people off.

The following 12 produce items have the highest pesticide residue.

The BBC highlights the very real issue of chemicals in and around our food supply. The warning comes from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) who have been campaigning about the dangers of contaminants in the world's food chain.